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cairo time, 10:00 p.m. eastern standard time, that there would be an announcement in cairo, by an official, from the egyptian government and from hamas, announcing some sort of agreement for at least a temporary cease-fire. however, we're hearing from other hamas officials that israel has yet to agree to this proposed cease-fire and the israelis are saying there is nothing as of yet. but the idea is rather than send out broad guidelines for a period of peace and calm, they just want to see if both sides can keep the peace. now, one of the concerns here is that it is not just hamas who is operating in gaza, there are other groups like islamic jihad, affiliated with iran, even smaller splinter groups out there that hamas doesn't necessarily control completely. and therefore that's why they want to give this -- this initial period to see if the peace can indeed or quiet or calm can hold. >> ben, in terms of the entire region, and we're standing sort of by a map which i want to show our viewers, this and is of
cairo time, 10:00 p.m. eastern standard time, that there would be an announcement in cairo, by an official, from the egyptian government and from hamas, announcing some sort of agreement for at least a temporary cease-fire. however, we're hearing from other hamas officials that israel has yet to agree to this proposed cease-fire and the israelis are saying there is nothing as of yet. but the idea is rather than send out broad guidelines for a period of peace and calm, they just want to see if...
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we're expecting a delegation coming over from several countries out of the meeting that they had in cairo, to show up here in gaza, perhaps tomorrow. we are waiting also to hear what is going to happen when it comes to the ground troops that israel has amassed on the border. now, right now we're hearing the sound of planes. and that usually means only one thing, that there will be air strikes that follow. and it is this time of night into the wee hours in the morning that things get very, very intense with lots of glass, air strikes. but we know that there have been blasts coming from the israeli ships in the sea. we ourselves have experienced loud booms and bangs coming from the sea, right there along the water. so there are concerns, people are not in the streets. most have hunkered down in their homes. most of the businesses have been closed. we know that more people have been killed here, including militants and civilians. and we know that more people have been injured. sara sidner. >> this is just unbelievable, this photo of a baby, the staffer holding the baby son. his name is omar.
we're expecting a delegation coming over from several countries out of the meeting that they had in cairo, to show up here in gaza, perhaps tomorrow. we are waiting also to hear what is going to happen when it comes to the ground troops that israel has amassed on the border. now, right now we're hearing the sound of planes. and that usually means only one thing, that there will be air strikes that follow. and it is this time of night into the wee hours in the morning that things get very, very...
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, almost a copycat of the demonstrations against our facility in cairo which were prompted, of course, by the video. >> sean: good luck explaining that at confirmation hearing. white house was asked about it. >> does the president have confidence that susan rice could get confirmation for any post in the future? >> i will not engage in speculation. the president believes ambassador rice has done an excellent job is grateful for her service. >> sean: joining me for reaction advisor for harry reid penny lee. mercedes, will this be problematic? >> absolutely. first of all she has not gained the respect of the republicans and congress. when you are talking that, it's very puzzling when you see that three intelligence officials came out in the daily beast saying that in 24 hours they knew that this attack was linked to al-qaeda. that is an important point to make there with sues an reib. the fact she was to on talking points. she sounded like a loyal soldier for president obama than she did in really talking about what happened in benghazi. this goes back to our poor judgment, linked back
, almost a copycat of the demonstrations against our facility in cairo which were prompted, of course, by the video. >> sean: good luck explaining that at confirmation hearing. white house was asked about it. >> does the president have confidence that susan rice could get confirmation for any post in the future? >> i will not engage in speculation. the president believes ambassador rice has done an excellent job is grateful for her service. >> sean: joining me for...
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now, from cairo. >> reporter: demonstrations continue against the egyptian president, mohamed morsy, not the big numbers we saw on friday. but certainly, still a lot of people out here, about 30 tents here, this is an indication that many of these protesters want to be here for a while. it is not clear how long they will stay here. but when you talk to them they seem determined to speak out against mr. morsy's controversial decrees. he is saying that nobody can revise what i say. he is actually throwing the whole system out, totally. >> reporter: meanwhile, big developments in meeting rooms and news conferences, where factions opposed mr. morsy's moves to put pressure on the system. it seemed to weaken the judiciary, by calling for a nationwide judge's strike. also the supreme judicial committee, discussed the attack on the judiciary. they called for a one-million protest and sit-in for tuesday. what does mr. morsy's group do? they call for a one-million man protest, as well on tuesday. some critical days ahead. cairo. >>> elsewhere in the region, the signs the truce between israel a
now, from cairo. >> reporter: demonstrations continue against the egyptian president, mohamed morsy, not the big numbers we saw on friday. but certainly, still a lot of people out here, about 30 tents here, this is an indication that many of these protesters want to be here for a while. it is not clear how long they will stay here. but when you talk to them they seem determined to speak out against mr. morsy's controversial decrees. he is saying that nobody can revise what i say. he is...
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almost a copycat of the demonstrations against our facility in cairo, which were prompted, of course, by the video. >> ambassador rice blaming the killings on that hateful anti muslim video. that turned out to be wrong. some question senator mccain is asking that he might get answers to this. as for holding up ms. rice's nomination of secretary of state over this. key people in washington are tripped up on false intelligence in the past. people like condoleeza rice. who as national security adviser back in 2003, made the case for war in iraq, insisting that saddam hussein had weapons of mass destruction. >> it is time to stop the deceit and time to stop trying to deceive the world, and to offer up his weapons of mass destruction so that he can be disarmed. the overwhelming bulk of the evidence there, not about a data point here or there, but about what hussein was doing, he had weapons of mass destruction. right up to the end, saddam hussein continued to harbor ambitions to threaten the world with weapons of mass destruction and to hide his illegal weapons activities. >> no nuclear we
almost a copycat of the demonstrations against our facility in cairo, which were prompted, of course, by the video. >> ambassador rice blaming the killings on that hateful anti muslim video. that turned out to be wrong. some question senator mccain is asking that he might get answers to this. as for holding up ms. rice's nomination of secretary of state over this. key people in washington are tripped up on false intelligence in the past. people like condoleeza rice. who as national...
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i'm in cairo right now. what is striking from this point of view, this is the moment we have been waiting for. here we have been waiting for a moment when a crisis would come again. how will this government respond. this is a government of the muslim brotherhood and they are kin with hamas and there been supportive of hamas for years. they can get this country back on track. i think how he egypt plays it's cards is going to play a big role on the territory. with egypt at the back hamas will go all out. if they are telling hamas we are have the brother hood. and we have to find a way out of this with stabbility in tact that is going to be a different outcome. >> i think there is no question it was justified. the attacks, they had gone crazy in terms of the scope and intensity. the problem is that the people there, they have a tactical approach here. they are hitting back and have been trying to do this. israel has invaded gaza and these are tactical moves and they succeed. but what is the strategy to deal wit
i'm in cairo right now. what is striking from this point of view, this is the moment we have been waiting for. here we have been waiting for a moment when a crisis would come again. how will this government respond. this is a government of the muslim brotherhood and they are kin with hamas and there been supportive of hamas for years. they can get this country back on track. i think how he egypt plays it's cards is going to play a big role on the territory. with egypt at the back hamas will go...
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i'm in cairo right now. what's striking from this point of view is that this is the moment that we have been waiting here for with the new democratically elected islamist government in cairo, we have been waiting for the moment would come when a crisis would come again with the government of egypt, and how will this government respond. this is a government of the muslim brotherhood. they are ideological kin with hamas, there has been support for hamas for years, but at the same time, they are now deeply invested in maintaining a climate of stability so they can get this country back on track and how egypt plays its cards will play a big role in what happens next door in gaza and the palestinian territories. but if egyptians are telling hamas, we got the muslim brotherhood and egypt is telling hamas, we have to find a way out of this with some stability intact, that is a different outcome. >> fareed, how do you see this? >> i think there's no question it's justified. look, the attacks were out of hamas -- out
i'm in cairo right now. what's striking from this point of view is that this is the moment that we have been waiting here for with the new democratically elected islamist government in cairo, we have been waiting for the moment would come when a crisis would come again with the government of egypt, and how will this government respond. this is a government of the muslim brotherhood. they are ideological kin with hamas, there has been support for hamas for years, but at the same time, they are...
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the launch pad for peace may be in cairo. in the last 24 hours egypt has been mediating high-stakes discussions between israeli and hamas leaders. speaking today egyptian prime minister hish m kandil said -- in gaza, palestinian medical officials report 95 people have been killed in gaza including 23 children. for the second straight day, israel bombed a building housing local and international media. the target of the attack was a commanding member of an islamic jihad group who also had an apartment in the building. meanwhile, hamas continues to send rockets deep into israel. last night, israel's iron dome intercepted two rockets headed for tel aviv. yesterday, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu had tough talks on twitter writing we are exacting a heavy price from hamas and the terrorist organizations. the idf is prepared for a significant expansion of its operation. in a press gaggle on route to cambodia this morning, deputy national security adviser ben rhodes says the white house's goal is to have nations with infl
the launch pad for peace may be in cairo. in the last 24 hours egypt has been mediating high-stakes discussions between israeli and hamas leaders. speaking today egyptian prime minister hish m kandil said -- in gaza, palestinian medical officials report 95 people have been killed in gaza including 23 children. for the second straight day, israel bombed a building housing local and international media. the target of the attack was a commanding member of an islamic jihad group who also had an...
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>>heather: thank you, steve, from cairo tonight. thank you. >>gregg: how are american lawmakers reacting to this? our national correspondent joins us live in washington. >>reporter: official washington is watching with an anxious eye as the situation in egypt becomes less stable after president morsi granted himself wider power. hundreds were in the streets as you saw, again, out there and the police firing tear gas at protesters opposed to the decrease. morsi sees the additional power after helping to nail down a cease-fire between hamas and israel. >> we thank mr. morsi for his efforts in brokering a cease-fire which is incredibly fragile but this is not acceptable. this is not what the united states of american and taxpayers expect. our dollars will be directly related to the progress toward democracy. >>reporter: the government today emphasized the president's powers are temporary and are designed to hold members of the previous regime accountable for corruption and crime but 19 -- not many in washington are convinced. >> we have to be a l
>>heather: thank you, steve, from cairo tonight. thank you. >>gregg: how are american lawmakers reacting to this? our national correspondent joins us live in washington. >>reporter: official washington is watching with an anxious eye as the situation in egypt becomes less stable after president morsi granted himself wider power. hundreds were in the streets as you saw, again, out there and the police firing tear gas at protesters opposed to the decrease. morsi sees the...
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she'll go to ramallah, then on to cairo. why would she be meeting with the president of the palestinian authority, mahmoud abbas? he has nothing to do with what is taking place in hamas and is this really something that is more symbolic here? >> there's a lot of symbol itch because the u.s. has a lot at stake in the palestinian authority leadership of abbas and the prime minister. the u.s. has had very good relations with the palestinian leader whose believe in a two-state solution. israel and palestine. there's a very good relationship there and the u.s. provides extensive economic assistance to the palestinian authority on the west bank. but you know what? the problem for the palestinian authority is, in recent days, as hamas has engaged in this continuing struggle with israel, its reputation, at least in the palestinian community and i dare venture in the arab world, much of the muslim world, has gone up at the extension of the palestinian authority and that's probably going to be a problem down the road unless hamas was
she'll go to ramallah, then on to cairo. why would she be meeting with the president of the palestinian authority, mahmoud abbas? he has nothing to do with what is taking place in hamas and is this really something that is more symbolic here? >> there's a lot of symbol itch because the u.s. has a lot at stake in the palestinian authority leadership of abbas and the prime minister. the u.s. has had very good relations with the palestinian leader whose believe in a two-state solution....
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steve harrigan has more from cairo. >> yeg, some dramatic developments here in cairo. egypt's president trying to expand his own powers dramatically, saying that any of his presidential decrees issued since he took office six months ago cannot be overturned by anybody, including the courts. and that those previous officials who could be implicated in murdering demonstrators during the revolution a year ago would be retried. as one morsey opponent put it, he is basically putting himself above the having no one to check his powers. we have seen street protests. those protests could grow dramatically with these new announcements by the egyptian president. it comes on the heels of a real diplomatic success in the world spotlight here. president morsey helping to negotiate a cease-fire between israel and hamas. really, making the unusual step of receiving praise from all sides from u.s. officials from hamas, even from some israeli officials for his pragmatism but certainly that imagine that tism in its own rule here could be put to the test almost immediately. with new decr
steve harrigan has more from cairo. >> yeg, some dramatic developments here in cairo. egypt's president trying to expand his own powers dramatically, saying that any of his presidential decrees issued since he took office six months ago cannot be overturned by anybody, including the courts. and that those previous officials who could be implicated in murdering demonstrators during the revolution a year ago would be retried. as one morsey opponent put it, he is basically putting himself...
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cairo, as you know, there was a violent protest that was undertaken in reaction to this very offensive video that was disseminated. >> reporter: rice is now a leading candidate to replace hillary clinton as secretary of state. top republicans led by senators john mccain and lindsey graham, they vowed to block her nomination. >> i don't trust her. and the reason i don't trust her is because i think she knew better and if she didn't know better, she shouldn't be the voice of america. >> reporter: today, an obama smackdown. >> if senator mccain and senator graham and others want to go after somebody, they should go after me. and should i choose, if i think that she would be the best person to serve america, in the capacity of the state department, then i will nominate her. >> reporter: but wait. isn't this supposed to be a moment for bipartisanship? as the country approaches the fiscal cliff at the end of the year, unless washington can do a deal, what kind of leadership will the newly emboldened barack obama bring to those old bitter debates? >> so, i will, you know, examine ways that i
cairo, as you know, there was a violent protest that was undertaken in reaction to this very offensive video that was disseminated. >> reporter: rice is now a leading candidate to replace hillary clinton as secretary of state. top republicans led by senators john mccain and lindsey graham, they vowed to block her nomination. >> i don't trust her. and the reason i don't trust her is because i think she knew better and if she didn't know better, she shouldn't be the voice of america....
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to spread to places outside of cairo. according to the interior ministry. protesters tried to attack the offices of the muslim brotherhood in the northern city. that's when muslim brotherhood supporters fought back. a number of injuries and arrests there, but the heart of the protests are still here in tahrir square. i'm going to step aside to give you a live look at what tahrir square looks like right now. a few thousand people here. they say they're determined to stay here until mr. morsi rescinds his controversial decrees. those are the peaceful protesters, and the arteries leading m tahrir. we've had some clashes. they seem to be teenagers, young men. it's hard to say if they're out here fighting for democracy or they're out here looking for trouble. in the meantime, opposing factions to mr. morsi are mobilizing to add pressure on him. on saturday a judge's group calling for an all-out judges strike, and also a one million man protest against mr. morsi on tuesday, dana. >> thank you very much. >>> as the truth holds -
to spread to places outside of cairo. according to the interior ministry. protesters tried to attack the offices of the muslim brotherhood in the northern city. that's when muslim brotherhood supporters fought back. a number of injuries and arrests there, but the heart of the protests are still here in tahrir square. i'm going to step aside to give you a live look at what tahrir square looks like right now. a few thousand people here. they say they're determined to stay here until mr. morsi...
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what happened initially was it was a spontanus reaction to what had just transpired in cairo. as a consequence of the video. lou: amassador rice made nearly identical false statents to four other networks the very same morning. three days later on the 19th of september the national counter-terrorism center director, matthew olson, to the senate homeland committee the atack on our diplomatic post in benghazi last week that took the lives of four americs including ambassador stevens is proof that acts of terror and violence continued to threaten our citizens and interests around the world why would president obama go in front of the united nations general assembly the following tuesday, september 205th and then blame the benghazi incident on the youtube video yet again if he already knew the incident had been incited by an offshoot of al qaeda in libya. >> t speech that justifies mindless violence. [applause] there are no words that excus the killing of incidence. no video that justifies an attack on an embassy. lou: why didn't anyone on the president's national security council
what happened initially was it was a spontanus reaction to what had just transpired in cairo. as a consequence of the video. lou: amassador rice made nearly identical false statents to four other networks the very same morning. three days later on the 19th of september the national counter-terrorism center director, matthew olson, to the senate homeland committee the atack on our diplomatic post in benghazi last week that took the lives of four americs including ambassador stevens is proof that...
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the fact the professor can speak in free times from cairo now is an indication that freedom of speech is still very much alive in egypt and also an indication that mubarak is no longer in power and you know, morsi is dependent on the u.s. for aid. dependent on the imf. international opinion will not allow for mubarak, for morsi to consolidate power around him. >> you said mubarak. >> freudian slip. >> what do you think about that? is morsi a long away way from being an islamist dictator? >> in terms of expression, i could speak to you three and four years ago from cairo and freely as i have done just right now and i did speak several times. criticizing measures and policies took and put forward by the president and his government. so in terms of freedom of expression, it's not a huge leap, but let me remind you as well of the fact that at least one chairman was closed in the last weeks in a step which we considered egypt to be negatively imposing a democratic limit on tv channels. however, if we sustain checks and balances, in the moments in which do not have a branch of government, a
the fact the professor can speak in free times from cairo now is an indication that freedom of speech is still very much alive in egypt and also an indication that mubarak is no longer in power and you know, morsi is dependent on the u.s. for aid. dependent on the imf. international opinion will not allow for mubarak, for morsi to consolidate power around him. >> you said mubarak. >> freudian slip. >> what do you think about that? is morsi a long away way from being an...
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you are looking at live pictures from cairo. where anti-government protesters are spending the night in tahrir square. they are protesting morsi's decree granting himself unchecked political power. earlier today, protesters threw rocks at police who responded with tear gas, we will have more on this story at the bottom of the hour. and an emergency at the u.s. state department today, fire trucks raced to the department headquarters before noon, a flash fire in the duct work of the building forced everyone to evacuate and sent three people in the hospital, construction workers were among the few in the building because it's a holiday weekend. a gas explosion that damaged more than 40 buildings. a camera captured the moment of the blast. mostly emergency workers were injured. they were called to the scene because of reports of the gas smell. they evacuated most of the area an hour before the explosion. superstorm sandy is at $29 billion at cost. governor chris christie said that the final total will only be known after taking into
you are looking at live pictures from cairo. where anti-government protesters are spending the night in tahrir square. they are protesting morsi's decree granting himself unchecked political power. earlier today, protesters threw rocks at police who responded with tear gas, we will have more on this story at the bottom of the hour. and an emergency at the u.s. state department today, fire trucks raced to the department headquarters before noon, a flash fire in the duct work of the building...
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steve harrigan with the news live in cairo. steve? >> it took 18 nights of street protests, almost two years ago to drive out hosni mubarak from power. now we're on night number five of protests again egypt's first democratically elected president and for the first time, the sound of the protests feel exactly the same as those that drove out his predecessor. even some of the chants are the same, leave, leave. those protesters came from a number of different political parties today totaling more than 200,000 people. they were chanting, they were violent at the edges of the protests, mainly the younger protesters battling with police, squirmishing on the edges with rocks and tear gas as well. as far as president morsi goes, his show of compromise by meeting with judges yesterday has largely been rejected by the protesters. instead, opposition leaders say there will be no compromise, no deal with the president until he backs down completely and rescinds his decree. otherwise, they say they will stay out here on the streets. shepherd. >>
steve harrigan with the news live in cairo. steve? >> it took 18 nights of street protests, almost two years ago to drive out hosni mubarak from power. now we're on night number five of protests again egypt's first democratically elected president and for the first time, the sound of the protests feel exactly the same as those that drove out his predecessor. even some of the chants are the same, leave, leave. those protesters came from a number of different political parties today...
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the narratives of cairo got conflated with the narratives in benghazi and if ambassador rice and others in the administration had just been a little less determined to say in this well-known video now was behind it all, i think this problem never would have happened. >> raul, as for the talking points that were used by ambassador rice, a great, great contention. a number of unanswered questions. as a former cia officer, you say her performance raises a red flag. officials are supposed to analyze this information for themselves, but isn't there a danger in having a political appointee like a u.s. ambassador in a sense freelancing when sensitive classified material is concerned? >> no, i don't really think so. ambassador rice could have easily have said that we may have had an organized terrorist group that may have been affiliated with al qaeda behind attack in benghazi, i don't think it would have been compromising of any sincetive information. i think the administration has used that as an excuse. you know, america has a lot of overclassification, no doubt about it. but that's one reas
the narratives of cairo got conflated with the narratives in benghazi and if ambassador rice and others in the administration had just been a little less determined to say in this well-known video now was behind it all, i think this problem never would have happened. >> raul, as for the talking points that were used by ambassador rice, a great, great contention. a number of unanswered questions. as a former cia officer, you say her performance raises a red flag. officials are supposed to...
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this is tahrir square at 5:30 in the morning, cairo time. you will remember the arab spring in 20 # 11. it looked like this. many people are frustrated, fed up, angry demanding the new president take back a declaration he made a few days ago that gave him unchecked power over egypt. pub hick reaction in cairo and throughout the country. in a word, rage. protests sprang up in several cities and this crowd clashed with riot police in cairo. one person reportedly died in the fighting. a teenager who belonged to a youth group who supports the party of the muslim brotherhood. reza sayah was there. >> reporter: we keep seeing clashes between protesters and police. protesters throwing rocks. police firing teargas and stun ge n grenades. we are blocks from tahrir square. many of the protesters are young men. 20-something teenagers. hard to say if they are here fighting for democracy or here to cause trouble. [ chanting ] >> reporter: those were chants with down with the president. we are now starting to see these protests and clashes take place in c
this is tahrir square at 5:30 in the morning, cairo time. you will remember the arab spring in 20 # 11. it looked like this. many people are frustrated, fed up, angry demanding the new president take back a declaration he made a few days ago that gave him unchecked power over egypt. pub hick reaction in cairo and throughout the country. in a word, rage. protests sprang up in several cities and this crowd clashed with riot police in cairo. one person reportedly died in the fighting. a teenager...
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we are now going to go to cairo where nbc's jim maceda is. jim? >> how are you? >> there you have it. hi. i'm good. can you hear me okay? >> we can hear you now. tell us what you know about the agreement that was just reached, what we just heard again, msnbc reporting secretary of state hillary clinton announcing an agreement of a cease-fire. >> right. and this agreement which we suspected would happen in terms of its form, and format, is a two-staged, a two-phased agreement. the very first phase is about the principles. both sides, egypt -- sorry, egypt has brokered this so both sides, israel and hamas, agree in principle to a truce. the principle is a quiet in exchange for quiet. i'm sure that this will come out later, be but i'm sure that the presence of hillary clinton was instrumental in nudging both sides and the egyptians towards at least this basic guarantee of safety, guarantee of quiet right now. they have a cease-fire, they have a truce. there is absolutely no agreement at all on any of the key demands. that means that starting in the second phase, the
we are now going to go to cairo where nbc's jim maceda is. jim? >> how are you? >> there you have it. hi. i'm good. can you hear me okay? >> we can hear you now. tell us what you know about the agreement that was just reached, what we just heard again, msnbc reporting secretary of state hillary clinton announcing an agreement of a cease-fire. >> right. and this agreement which we suspected would happen in terms of its form, and format, is a two-staged, a two-phased...
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cairo time. that is, as we were discussing, about 90 minutes. >> 90 minutes away. they say they'll be releasing some statements as well. let's listen in to secretary of state hillary clinton now who is speaking. >> personal leadership. the escalation of the situation in gaza. >> this is a critical moment for the region. egypt's new government is assuming the responsibility and leadership that has long made this country a cornerstone of regional stability and peace. >> united states -- >> the people of this region deserve the chance to -- >> now we have to focus. >> obviously we've got arabic translation of what hillary clinton is saying there, and every time she speaks, we're getting that. she did thank the egyptian president for his mediation efforts in what we've seen so far. of course, the main news here, the headline here, is that the cease-fire will take effect at 9:00 p.m. cairo time. suzanne, that's a little under 90 minutes from now. >> one of the things that struck me was the fact this s
cairo time. that is, as we were discussing, about 90 minutes. >> 90 minutes away. they say they'll be releasing some statements as well. let's listen in to secretary of state hillary clinton now who is speaking. >> personal leadership. the escalation of the situation in gaza. >> this is a critical moment for the region. egypt's new government is assuming the responsibility and leadership that has long made this country a cornerstone of regional stability and peace. >>...
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the real axis is gaza/cairo. cairo has real influence here. fatah is not popular in the west bank. there have been protests against it for corruption, for the rising cost of living. they're not popular. so i understand secretary clinton needs to go there as sort of just paying respects to mahmoud abbas, but if she really wants to make progress regarding gaza, it will come from cairo. >> is it possible that you could foresee a time when hamas accepts israel's right to exist? because israel officials, when you talk to them, that is the point they obviously always come back to. >> it's interesting to hear israeli officials talk about hamas today, because it sounds exactly like the way they spoke about the plo in the 1980s. and therefore -- but that changed. the dialogue changed, they got into negotiations, they signed the oslo peace accords in september 1993, and now the plo are the moderates. so there's no reason why not to foresee the day when hamas will be speaking on behalf of the palestinians with the israelis. >> more with ben, anne-marie, appreciate it. when we come back, want
the real axis is gaza/cairo. cairo has real influence here. fatah is not popular in the west bank. there have been protests against it for corruption, for the rising cost of living. they're not popular. so i understand secretary clinton needs to go there as sort of just paying respects to mahmoud abbas, but if she really wants to make progress regarding gaza, it will come from cairo. >> is it possible that you could foresee a time when hamas accepts israel's right to exist? because israel...
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and indeed it was washington and cairo. this was by many measures a test for egypt, the new government, the new islamist government, the muslim brotherhood, president mohamed morsi, remember there was a lot of concern and alarm from western capitals, washington, when this government took over. a lot of questions, would they take a significantly tougher stance against israel? would they give material support to hamas? none of that happened. and it looks like they made a calculated decision, cairo did, to play the role of peacemaker in an effort to maintain their peace treaty with israel and maintain their alliances with western power and washington countries. they're going to depend on economically to recover. in the end the way things stand right now, they came out looking pretty good. but there's a long way to go in this conflict. and many will be watching to see what role they continue to play, wolf. >> earlier today, reza, i spoke with the israeli president shimon peres, he spoke highly of president morsi in that intervi
and indeed it was washington and cairo. this was by many measures a test for egypt, the new government, the new islamist government, the muslim brotherhood, president mohamed morsi, remember there was a lot of concern and alarm from western capitals, washington, when this government took over. a lot of questions, would they take a significantly tougher stance against israel? would they give material support to hamas? none of that happened. and it looks like they made a calculated decision,...
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lawyers for cairo lean in a abruska successfully argued the city's history of looking the other way on police code of silence. the videotape of the beating was key to the jury reaching their verdict. >>> a cleveland municipal court judge is not too happy with a woman caught driving on a sidewalk to pass a loaded school bus. sheena hardin was ordered to carry a sign that says only an idiot would drive on a sidewalk to pass a sidewalk. the judge plans to personally monitor her today. >>> finally, a water main break is forcing california residents to dig out from under a mountain of mud. the break caused a massive mud slide that buried some cars and forced some evacuations after 45,000 gallons of water came gushing down. officials say the broken pipe is over 80 years old. quite the mess. >>> all right. in sports, we start with the only unbeaten team in the nba. the new york knicks got 25 points from carmelo anthony, the league scoring leader in a 99-89 comeback win over orlando. the nicks five straight wins is their best since they made it into the nba finals in 1994. >>> and a scary mome
lawyers for cairo lean in a abruska successfully argued the city's history of looking the other way on police code of silence. the videotape of the beating was key to the jury reaching their verdict. >>> a cleveland municipal court judge is not too happy with a woman caught driving on a sidewalk to pass a loaded school bus. sheena hardin was ordered to carry a sign that says only an idiot would drive on a sidewalk to pass a sidewalk. the judge plans to personally monitor her today....
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>> reporter: today in cairo, a meeting took place the leadership of egypt, turkey and qatar, all met, all have varying degrees of influence over hamas, they are trying to broker some type of sees fire. egyptian president said when the meeting was over, they took a break, quoting him, some in of a cease-fire but nothing concrete. it looks like there's a possibility, still, a long way to go. >> harris: very interesting about egypt we'll be talking later inside the fox report about their role in this. the muslim brotherhood has aligned itself with the palestinians in this conflict. let's talk about what might make a sees fire a reality? >> reporter: as -- a cease-fire a reality? >> reporter: there could be a ground incursion"z. currents wht israel wants to make a cease-fire reality is for hamas to stop the rocket attacks that are being launched from gaza. rocket attack fast that hamas is responsible for as well as militant groups. hamas says they want israel to stop so-called targeted assassinations. both groups come to the take with something they want. how much of it is reality they ar
>> reporter: today in cairo, a meeting took place the leadership of egypt, turkey and qatar, all met, all have varying degrees of influence over hamas, they are trying to broker some type of sees fire. egyptian president said when the meeting was over, they took a break, quoting him, some in of a cease-fire but nothing concrete. it looks like there's a possibility, still, a long way to go. >> harris: very interesting about egypt we'll be talking later inside the fox report about...
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ian lee in cairo, thank you. we're standing by the prime minister benjamin netanyahu meeting with secretary of state hillary clinton. meanwhile, as rockets rain down on southern israel as well as in gaza, social media's playing a big role in keeping israelis in particular safe. there's a new app for that. standby, we have some details. ♪ [ female announcer ] almost nothing can dampen a baby's mood, when he wakes up dry in pampers. unlike other diapers, pampers has 3 absorbent layers, for up to 12 hours of protection overnight, and more beautiful mornings. ♪ pampers. peaceful nights. playful days. >>> a bombshell announcement on wall street today. lisa sylvester's monitoring that and some of the other top stories in "the situation room" right now. lisa, what do you have? >> hi there, joe. hp is taking -- because the company misrepresented its finances. stocks of hp fell sharply on this news. ceo meg whitman says those responsible have already left hp. whitman says the board feels terribly about missing the acc
ian lee in cairo, thank you. we're standing by the prime minister benjamin netanyahu meeting with secretary of state hillary clinton. meanwhile, as rockets rain down on southern israel as well as in gaza, social media's playing a big role in keeping israelis in particular safe. there's a new app for that. standby, we have some details. ♪ [ female announcer ] almost nothing can dampen a baby's mood, when he wakes up dry in pampers. unlike other diapers, pampers has 3 absorbent layers, for up...
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it's such a tragedy. >>> now let's go to ian lee in cairo. hillary clinton meeting with president morsi tomorrow, instrumental in trying to broker a peace deal. ian, let me ask the question, whether you think morsi can get a deal done. is egypt really going to be able to do this? >> reporter:el well, erin, he definitely is the man who has a lot of potential to strike a deal between the israelis and hamas. but president mohamed morsi and his muslim brotherhood base have long been a very staunch ally of hamas. they have had close relationships for decades. and so they will be able to influence hamas in coming to the table and forming some sort of negotiation to a ceasefire. also, egypt has for the past few decades had close working relationship with israel. so it does seem likely these two can come together, along with secretary hillary clinton's help and support to probably form some sort of cease fire. >> ian, i'm curious, there are reports of egyptian men going forward with solidarity to fight. egyptian doctors and medics have gone in to hel
it's such a tragedy. >>> now let's go to ian lee in cairo. hillary clinton meeting with president morsi tomorrow, instrumental in trying to broker a peace deal. ian, let me ask the question, whether you think morsi can get a deal done. is egypt really going to be able to do this? >> reporter:el well, erin, he definitely is the man who has a lot of potential to strike a deal between the israelis and hamas. but president mohamed morsi and his muslim brotherhood base have long been...
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cnn's reza sayah is in cairo this morning. >> reporter: thanks have calmed down considerably in cairo's tahrir square. still demonstrators out in tahrir, especially those who pitched tents overnight but the numbers not as what we saw on friday, friday one of the most intense and violent days of demonstrations that we've seen since mr. morsi, the egyptian president took office back in june. more than 140 people injured throughout egypt, according to the health ministry, in clashes between protesters and police. a little under 40 people injured in kay row. several with gunshot wounds. also, more than 200 people arrested and many on charges of thuggery and destroying public property. those arrested seem to be younger men who are out looking for trouble, but certainly thousands showed up to express what they call as legitimate and serious concern about mr. morsi's decrees that at least for the time being give him sweeping powers without any oversight for the next several months. he says these moves are an effort to move forward the democratic process and to draft a constitution. his opponen
cnn's reza sayah is in cairo this morning. >> reporter: thanks have calmed down considerably in cairo's tahrir square. still demonstrators out in tahrir, especially those who pitched tents overnight but the numbers not as what we saw on friday, friday one of the most intense and violent days of demonstrations that we've seen since mr. morsi, the egyptian president took office back in june. more than 140 people injured throughout egypt, according to the health ministry, in clashes between...
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reza sayah joins us live in cairo. reza, is morsi's government strong enough, so early in this administration, to withstand this level of protests? >> reporter: well, we're going to find out in the coming weeks, but the political landscape is certainly in his favor. he's got the backing of police and security forces, but make no mistake, these are demonstrators, protesters that are determined and energized. many say one of the outcomes of the 2011 revolution was that many egyptians lost their fear and inhibition to protests and speak up. in other words, from now on, if they don't like something, they're not going to be afraid to speak up and say it and that's what we're seeing today, thousands of angry demonstrators filing into tahrir square and other egyptian cities, aiming their anger at mr. morsi, seems very similar to last year, of course. last year the anger was aimed at mr. mubarak. the demonstrators managed to topple him. today, victor, very similar slogans and chants, chants of leave, leave, leave, chants of we
reza sayah joins us live in cairo. reza, is morsi's government strong enough, so early in this administration, to withstand this level of protests? >> reporter: well, we're going to find out in the coming weeks, but the political landscape is certainly in his favor. he's got the backing of police and security forces, but make no mistake, these are demonstrators, protesters that are determined and energized. many say one of the outcomes of the 2011 revolution was that many egyptians lost...
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now she goes to cairo where she's meeting with the egyptian president mursi. mrs. clinton making it clear that she is not interested in a quick fix in gaza. >> the goal must be a durable outcome that promotes regional stability, and advances the security and legitimate aspirations of israelis and palestinians alike. >> cnn reporters flanking the middle east today to bring you the most comprehensive coverage of the crisis in gaza and in jerusalem and in israel. ben wedeman is in gaza city. frederick pleitgen is in ashkelon city. we begin with sara sidner at the scene of that bus explosion that happened just a little while ago in tel aviv. sara first of all describe for me how that looks right now. >> what has happened right now is the cleanup is under way. there are still tape up around the scene. we're very close to the defense department building, and the military headquarters, this is a bus that the number 61 bus, we know that it exploded, glass all around the bus was blown out. however the blast was not strong enough to knock out the ability for the bus to opera
now she goes to cairo where she's meeting with the egyptian president mursi. mrs. clinton making it clear that she is not interested in a quick fix in gaza. >> the goal must be a durable outcome that promotes regional stability, and advances the security and legitimate aspirations of israelis and palestinians alike. >> cnn reporters flanking the middle east today to bring you the most comprehensive coverage of the crisis in gaza and in jerusalem and in israel. ben wedeman is in gaza...
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public reaction in cairo and throughout the country, rage. protests sprang up. one person reportedly died in the fighting. we spent much of sunday right in the middle of the chaos in cairo. >> we keep seeing these protesters. police responding by fire gas and grenades. we should point out most of these protesters are young men. hard to say if they're here fighting for democracy or here to cause some trouble. we're starting to see the protests and clashes take place in cities outside of cairo. a 15-year-old was killed when anti-morsi protesters attacked the brotherhood's offices there. he was hit in the head with a club and pronounced dead before he rooarrived at the hospital. this is some of the violence taking place. things much calmer. you have food stands. people selling tea. here is a tea stand right here. lots of people talking politics. if you look at these groups here these are all people that are debating their political positions and demanding that mr. morsi rescind his controversial decrees. >> we're going to oust him. >> reporter: it's not clear how m
public reaction in cairo and throughout the country, rage. protests sprang up. one person reportedly died in the fighting. we spent much of sunday right in the middle of the chaos in cairo. >> we keep seeing these protesters. police responding by fire gas and grenades. we should point out most of these protesters are young men. hard to say if they're here fighting for democracy or here to cause some trouble. we're starting to see the protests and clashes take place in cities outside of...
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arab nation foreign ministers convening for an emergency meeting in cairo, egypt right now. they're closely monitoring what is happening in gaza and israel. you showed me video a little while ago that idf put on their youtube account. why don't you take us through and show us what happened. >> they've been very active in trying to put out on the internet updates on the operations that are in gaza. they just posted this video about an hour ago. it's for one of the strikes on what they claim to be a house of the commander of hamas brigade. and you can see the video here. >> you see that bomb going in and taking out the target. now, idf and hamas have both been very active in updating us and both very media savvy. we're monitoring all the latest information as it comes in to us. when we get more information, gary, as news breaks, we'll break it for you. that's the latest now from the international desk. >> nick and yousef, thank you very much. >> so israel will take this conflict one step further and launch a ground invasion of gaza? i'll talk to an israeli government spokesman
arab nation foreign ministers convening for an emergency meeting in cairo, egypt right now. they're closely monitoring what is happening in gaza and israel. you showed me video a little while ago that idf put on their youtube account. why don't you take us through and show us what happened. >> they've been very active in trying to put out on the internet updates on the operations that are in gaza. they just posted this video about an hour ago. it's for one of the strikes on what they...
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rice said it was a spontaneous response to anti-american protests in cairo and not a coordinated attack. >>> congress returns today with an agenda dominated to avoid the so called fiscal cliff, the combination of tax expense increases and spending cuts. president obama meets with top ceos tomorrow to discuss the issue. on friday, mr. obama meets with congressional leaders. >>> new york governor andrew cuomo is ask asking the frovd for $30 billion in aid to help his state rebuild following hurricane sandy. two weeks after the storm, tens of thousands of customers remain without power in the hardest hit sections of new york and new jersey. some 55,000 of them on long island. cuomo says the long island power company was not prepared and failed to communicate. >> i'm going to do a thorough review/investigation and a very serious one, and they will be held accountable. for past performance. and then we also have to get smart about this, and we have to make sure that we're prepared for when this happens again. >> this morning, gas rationing in new jersey ends, but remains in effect for new yo
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reza sayah is live in cairo. i'm wondering from your perspective in cairo how this latest explosion in tel aviv may complicate the hard work ahead for secretary clinton and mohamed mursi? what does it mean for talks and hopes for a cease-fire? >> well it means there's more urgency. it means that the violence is escalating. i think the spotlight is going to be on u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton who is now in the region. if you think you have a busy day today, consider mrs. clinton's itinerary. this morning she met with u.s. secretary of state general ban ki-moon in jerusalem, 9:30 a.m. met with palestinian president mahmoud abbas in ramallah, 11:00 a.m. she met with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu in jerusalem again. and now, she's on her way here to cairo. all in an effort to see what we can do, what washington can do, to establish a cease-fire. whenever these conflicts flare up in the middle east, washington wants to be seen as playing a major role. but the problem with washington's role is the
reza sayah is live in cairo. i'm wondering from your perspective in cairo how this latest explosion in tel aviv may complicate the hard work ahead for secretary clinton and mohamed mursi? what does it mean for talks and hopes for a cease-fire? >> well it means there's more urgency. it means that the violence is escalating. i think the spotlight is going to be on u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton who is now in the region. if you think you have a busy day today, consider mrs....
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steve harrigan with the news live tonight from cairo. steve? >> shepard, we're hearing some pretty regular small explosions behind us right now. that is tear gas being fired. so much tear gas has been fired in this section of cairo in the past four days it's basically hanging here like a cloud. today we saw president morsey make some attempt at compromise reaching out to some of his harshest critics, the chief judges here in cairo trying to assure him that the powers that he assumed are only temporary and only apply to, quote: sovereign matters without really defining what those sovereign matters are or changing the decrees that gave him that power in any way. those moves are unlikely to satisfy the protesters out on the street and tomorrow they're planning a major march against the president. initially there was a second march planned as well. this time why the muslim brotherhood in support of the president. they cancelled that one due to fears of violence after four days of street protests here. 400 people wounded. one killed tomorrow expecte
steve harrigan with the news live tonight from cairo. steve? >> shepard, we're hearing some pretty regular small explosions behind us right now. that is tear gas being fired. so much tear gas has been fired in this section of cairo in the past four days it's basically hanging here like a cloud. today we saw president morsey make some attempt at compromise reaching out to some of his harshest critics, the chief judges here in cairo trying to assure him that the powers that he assumed are...